Senior DevOps Engineer

Our client is seeking a Senior DevOps Engineer with strong coding skills and a deep understanding of data infrastructure, automation, and compliance. This role offers the opportunity to design and maintain secure, scalable, and efficient data platforms while driving automation and reliability across cloud environments. You’ll collaborate with cross-functional engineering, product, and compliance teams to deliver innovative, compliant solutions in a high-growth, data-driven environment. This position is ideal for a professional who thrives at the intersection of DevOps, data engineering, and cloud architecture. Key Responsibilities : DevOps & Infrastructure Deploy and manage cloud-native infrastructure using Infrastructure-as-Code tools (Terraform, CloudFormation, Pulumi, or similar). Write and maintain automation tools for configuration management and environment provisioning (e.g., Ansible). Design and implement CI / CD pipelines to automate testing, deployment, and monitoring. Manage containerization and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes). Implement secure, scalable, and cost-effective cloud deployments in AWS and / or GCP. Monitor and optimize systems using tools such as Prometheus, Grafana, or the ELK Stack. Data Engineering Design, build, and optimize robust, scalable data pipelines (batch and streaming). Develop data integration solutions across structured and unstructured data sources. Architect and manage cloud-based data platforms (AWS Redshift, Snowflake, BigQuery, Databricks). Ensure data quality, governance, and compliance—particularly with HIPAA standards. Build and orchestrate ETL / ELT workflows using Airflow, DBT, or custom frameworks. Partner with analytics and product teams to deliver clean, reliable data for business use. Compliance & Collaboration Design and implement HIPAA-compliant infrastructure and data handling workflows. Collaborate closely with distributed teams including developers, QA, product management, and compliance officers to ensure best practices in security and scalability. Additional Skills : VMware experience Networking and storage experience Prior hands-on HIPAA or compliance experience Education : Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field preferred. Location : Sunnyvale, CA Duration : 1-Year Contract Salary Range : $120-138 DOE